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15 Christmas festival festivals
Father Christmas, fat man in red suit, but it's always like this?
Check out the top 15 festival events of Santa Claus.
Christmas Father is a numbers related to Christmas time.
One of the most popular names for him today is Santa Claus.
He has many names across the globe, such as Père Noël in France, and Papá Noel in Spain.
In the UK, he had three names: Christmas, Christmas old father and Christmas.
In English folk culture, people often believe that he is associated with Wodan gods, the carrier of the dead.
Saint Nicholas is the original model for his father Christmas, when he used to put secret gifts for everyone, or put the coin in the shoe if they were left outside.
The original idea of Father Christmas is that He has brought cheering - not gifts.
In Tudor and Victoria Era's, Father Christmas wears a green suit.
Today, Europe sees him as a happy old man in red suit, lining with white hair and suitable hats.
He is usually described with a long white beard and a toy bag.
Some believe that the suit becomes red after he was introduced on a Coca-Cola ad, today has become a symbol of Christmas time.
Christmas father has "naughty list" and "beautiful list", which children's name is turned on.
Children are asked to leave a glass of Sherry and a minced cake for his father Christmas, and a carrot for his reindeer, as a sign of thanks.
He brought gifts on a magical sleigh, pulled with flying reindeer.
He is one of the most famous figures in novels and movies, such examples are Christmas Books of Raymond Briggs, and in DreamWorks 2012 animation, rising from guardians.
